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The mother of conservative YouTuber Nick Shirley slams critics over reports of her son’s viral video that allegedly spread widely Fraud exist minneapolis In the daycare industry, this has caused an uproar and controversy.
Shirley released a 42-minute video on the streaming platform on Friday in which he accused 10 daycare centers run by members of the city’s Somali-American community of embezzling “more than $100 million” in taxpayer funds.
The influencer visited several centers for the film, including a Somali-owned business with a misspelled sign that allegedly received $4 million in state funds, interviewing the owners and asking where the children who allegedly attended the facility were.
Brooke Shirley talks outrage over son’s job Appears on Newsmax country report Tuesday night, attacking local lawmakers for their previous failure to stop the alleged fraud.
“My thought is, if your house was on fire, would you try to stop the fire or would you let it continue to burn?” she said. “We, America’s legislators, just let our country burn.”
Shirley denounced the state’s Democratic leadership, continuing: “They’re the ones to blame. They’re the ones who allowed this to happen.
“The Somalis had a perfect plan. They found a perfect way to take taxpayer money. But most importantly, our government leaders allowed it.”
Shirley targeted Walz specifically, accusing him of doing too little to address the issue and attacking her son when he tried to expose it.
“Tim Walz knew this was happening, but instead of taking any action, he called people who were trying to speak out, like my son Nick Shirley, who is a white supremacist,” she said.
“They’re not saying, ‘Thank you for showing this. Thank you for showing what’s going on.'” Instead, we’re being called white supremacists because we’re trying to save our country. “
Walz did link conservative anger over alleged fraud in Minneapolis to white supremacy. A press conference was held on December 23, But he did not explicitly call Shirley a white supremacist.
Shirley claimed that her son had the support of local residents who, unlike the officials, appreciated his efforts.
“The people of Minnesota are grateful for this,” she said. “It’s actually taking away people like me and my son… We’re the ones who are out there showing what’s going on because people are too scared.”
The controversial video has been viewed by more than a million people Youtube According to existing metrics, the number of users on X increased by tens of millions, attracting JD Vance, Vice President and FBI Director Kash Patel, Among other things.
secretary of homeland security Kristi Noem announced Monday that agents from her department are conducting ‘House-to-house’ raids exist minnesota In response to the report, the Trump administration took action on Tuesday Suspension of federal child care funds draw one to the country angry reaction from government Tim Waltz.
Minnesota Department of Children, Youth and Families Commissioner Tiki Brown on Monday questioned Shirley’s approach while acknowledging that his concerns were ultimately valid, commenting: “While we have questions about some of the methods used in the video, we do take the issue of fraud raised by the video very seriously.”
“When was the video taken?” she asked. “Are they scheduled to be open at a time when the center is open? Is it on the weekend?
Walz’s government Still under pressure Earlier this month, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Minnesota recommended targeting 14 vulnerable individuals Medicaid The state’s programs since 2018 could mean as much as $9 billion or more could have been stolen, roughly half of the total available funds.
As Somali-American investigation becomes politically and culturally contentious Of the 98 defendants charged so far, 85according to the U.S. Attorney General Pam Bundyprompting the president Donald Trump claims the community “scammed the state” while labeling Minnesota a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity.”